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Summary: There are many ways to dance the tango. Learn the Buenos Aires variation of the Argentine tango in this free dance lesson from an award-winning tango dancer.
Gabriela Schaffer Gabriela Schaffer is a native of Buenos Aires, and she has held international positions as one of the most highly respected creative tango dance talents. Scha... read more
In this clip we will talk about some elements and some steps that the Milongeros do in the Milongas in Buenos Aires. That's very important because the Milongeros are the old men who got all this tango from the real beginning and we have to learn a lot of them, and most of them are the one who touch us, all of the tango today. So it's very musical, because again it's syncopation, so it's starting in the salida, traditional salida; 2, 3 and now it's corida, and cierre. 1,2,3; 1,2,3, cierre, closing; 1,2,1; 1,2,3 and cierre, closing; 1,2; 1,2,3; 1,2, together; 1,2; 1,2,3 and together. It gives to your walking a musicality; 1,2; and 1,2,3.